Fire and water fountain

Abstract

Disclosed is two-tier fountain with a continuous scupper. A continuous scupper is a 360-degree, unrestricted border (i.e., continuous), scupper in an upper basin that creates an inward flowing laminar sheet of fluid. A continuous scupper maintains a laminar flow for great distances so that the fluid falls in a circular cascade sheet. On reaching the lower basin, the fluid creates a limited amount of turbulence during entry and therefore a reduced splash. The continuous scupper may be circular, or may have simple to complex variations that create different forms of circular cascade sheets. The upper basin may be open to the atmosphere, or may be closed to create even more spectacular circular cascade sheets.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A fire and water fountain ( 100 ) comprising:
 a hollow upper basin ( 105 ) having 
 an upper basin bottom ( 110 ) having a cylindrical hollow center and connected at an outer edge to 
 a upper basin outer wall ( 115 ) having an upper basin outer wall height ( 120 ) above the upper basin bottom ( 110 ), with the upper basin bottom ( 110 ) connected at an inner edge to 
 an upper basin inner wall ( 125 ) that forms a cylindrical hollow center in the upper basin ( 105 ), with 
 a fluid distribution ring ( 140 ) affixed to and within the upper basin ( 105 ) and located approximately a distance proportional to a flow characteristic ( 135 ) from and approximately parallel to the upper basin bottom ( 110 ) with the fluid distribution ring ( 140 ) located between the upper basin outer wall ( 115 ) and the upper basin inner wall ( 125 ), with 
 at least one water supply port ( 130 ) perforating the upper basin bottom ( 110 ), with the water supply port ( 130 ) sized proportional to a flow characteristic ( 135 ), with 
 at least one fluid distribution port ( 145 ) having an area proportional to the specified attribute ( 135 ) and perforating the fluid distribution ring ( 140 ), with 
 a fluid distribution media ( 150 ) distributed within the upper basin ( 105 ) and proximate to the fluid distribution ring ( 140 ) and between the upper basin outer wall ( 115 ) and the upper basin inner wall ( 125 ), and 
 a continuous scupper ( 155 ) comprising an circular outer edge located on top of the upper basin inner wall ( 125 ) and positioned so that the upper basin outer wall height ( 120 ) is more than a combined height ( 160 ) which comprises a sum of a thickness of the continuous scupper ( 155 ) and a height of the upper basin inner wall ( 125 ), with a inner edge which is located approximately center to a cascade chamber ( 165 ) which is located centrally within the upper basin ( 105 ) with the cascade chamber ( 165 ) circumferentially bounded by the upper basin inner wall ( 125 ). 
 
     
     
       2. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  further comprising a prescupper ( 170 ) positioned adjacent to the continuous scupper ( 155 ) and the upper basin inner wall ( 125 ). 
     
     
       3. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the continuous scupper ( 155 ) circular outer edge is above the continuous scupper circular lower edge. 
     
     
       4. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the continuous scupper ( 155 ) inner edge comprises alternating inward and outward scalloped edges. 
     
     
       5. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the continuous scupper ( 155 ) inner edge has alternately inward and outward scalloped edges and alternately upward and downward scalloped edges. 
     
     
       6. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the continuous scupper ( 155 ) inner edge further comprises a triangular tip. 
     
     
       7. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the continuous scupper ( 155 ) inner edge further comprises a notch tip ( 180 ). 
     
     
       8. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the fluid distribution media ( 150 ) comprises at least one sieve. 
     
     
       9. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the fluid distribution media ( 150 ) comprises a plurality of approximately parallel circular perforated plates. 
     
     
       10. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the fluid distribution media ( 150 ) comprises natural material. 
     
     
       11. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the fluid distribution media ( 150 ) comprises filter media. 
     
     
       12. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  wherein the fluid distribution ring ( 140 ) has a substantially circular perimeter. 
     
     
       13. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  further comprising an upper basin top cover ( 185 ). 
     
     
       14. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  further comprising an upper basin top cover ( 185 ) and a continuous scupper ( 155 ) with a circular outer edge is below the continuous scupper inner edge. 
     
     
       15. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  further comprising a fire fixture located below the cascade chamber ( 165 ). 
     
     
       16. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  further comprising a fire fixture located within the cascade chamber ( 165 ). 
     
     
       17. The fire and water fountain of  claim 1  further comprising a fire fixture surrounded by the continuous scupper.